OSHA Inspection: TEMAN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING INC.

Issued

Oct 9, 1996

Abate by

Oct 15, 1996

Penalty

Initial $875 · Current $875

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards
that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that
employees were exposed to the hazard of being pulled into and crushed by
the rotating parts
of a pipe threading machine:
(a)On or about 8/20/96, ground level, north side -
Employees were using 4 Thred Matic pipe threading machines which were
activated
by a toggle switch that would not automatically shut the machine off if
its operator
was inadvertently pulled into the rotating parts.
ABATEMENT NOTE: Among other methods, one feasible method to reduce this
hazard is
to establish and enforce adequate safe operating procedures such as those
stipulated in
American National Standard for Portable Pipe Threading Machines (ANSI
B208.1 1982).
Elements essential to the acceptable safe operating procedures including
at a minimum:
1.Installation of a monetary contact device (deadman foot switch) to
control
power input to the machine. This device would automatically stop the
rotating
pipe if the operator's foot was removed from the foot switch for any
reason.
2.Provide training and education to the machine operators concerning all
the
appropriate procedures for the safe operation and use of this type of
machinery.